Campus News

1st Source Bank has awarded a $100,000 grant to Bethel College for four new clinical simulation laboratories in its School of Nursing. The high-fidelity, computer based simulation labs and mannequins will present nursing students with comprehensive training in the varied and complex patient environments found in health care settings.

Bethel now has study opportunities in the areas of sports ministry and children’s ministry. Both are tracks available in the newly redesigned Christian Ministries major, which has been retooled to offer students more options in high-demand ministry areas.

Bethel College will host the Michiana Spring College Fair on Thursday, March 10, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. More than 50 colleges/universities and organizations are expected to attend.

Bethel announces the new Financial Services Professional major, to begin in the fall of 2016. The program was created in response to the projected job growth in financial planning careers, expected to have a 27 percent increase by 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The degree will prepare students for jobs in areas such as tax planning, credit analysis and financial planning.

The Bethel College Theatre Department presents its annual spring musical, “Mary Poppins,” based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film. Performances are Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center – Auditorium.

Due to the success of the first SMART Hospitality and Tourism training program, a second session is being offered. It will begin on Feb. 22 and run through March 4 with classes at the WorkOne office on Marietta Street in South Bend.

The Bethel College Career Services Office is hosting a career and internship fair on Wednesday, March 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center on Bethel’s campus. Representatives from 100 employers will be on hand to talk about available jobs and internships.